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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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